Mario Morales — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Four-time BSN Most Valuable Player (1980, 1982, 1983, 1993)
Led the Mets de Guaynabo to three BSN championships (1980, 1982, 1989)
Amassed 15,293 career points, becoming the second-highest scorer in BSN history at his 1998 retirement
Represented Puerto Rico in two Olympic Games (1988 Seoul and 1992 Barcelona)
Awarded BSN Rookie of the Year in 1975
Honored with the renaming of the Guaynabo Mets Pavilion to the Mario Quijote Morales Coliseum

Biography

Mario Morales Micheo, born November 13, 1957, is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest talents in the history of Puerto Rico's Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN), he was nicknamed "Quijote" for his ability to excel in both scoring and leading teams to championships. Morales enjoyed a distinguished 24-season career in the BSN, primarily with the Cangrejeros de Santurce and the Mets de Guaynabo.